Well, he drank. I also don't think the rules mattered a whole hell of a lot. My grandfather used to drink and call for the cancellation of Alfred Hitchcock presents every Sunday. My grandpa's main problem may have been lack of internet. That said, I prefer "The Long Goodbye" to "The Big Sleep." By Chandler standards, it's very cohesive. Hammett lovers dig him, and we pinko communists do have to stick up for each other, but I have to say I like Marlowe better than Sam Spade.
Atherton: Half the men in this room wish you were on their arm, tonight. Inara: Only half. I must be losing my indefinable allure.
'Shindig'
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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
erikaj - Nov 19, 2012 11:53:28 am PST #20105 of 28375
Always Anti-fascist!
Steph L. - Nov 19, 2012 11:57:35 am PST #20106 of 28375
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My grandpa's main problem may have been lack of internet.
My grandpa was involved in local politics, and also drank mind-boggling amounts of whiskey. And he would get on the phone, all drunk out of his mind, and call up his politician buddies.
He would have been a terror if he had the internet.
DavidS - Nov 19, 2012 12:06:43 pm PST #20107 of 28375
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
JZ, I love that story about how when they were filming the Big Sleep
Two of the "they" being William Faulkner and Leigh Brackett.
sj - Nov 19, 2012 12:08:57 pm PST #20108 of 28375
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Two of the "they" being William Faulkner and Leigh Brackett.
Yes, I forgot about that part.
Ginger - Nov 19, 2012 12:11:06 pm PST #20109 of 28375
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
You beat me to it, David. I see it as a lot more Brackett than Faulkner. Screenwriting doesn't really suit a man who can write a three-page sentence.
DavidS - Nov 19, 2012 12:11:40 pm PST #20110 of 28375
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Yes, I forgot about that part.
That's the most interesting part! I'm a big Leigh Brackett fan.
DavidS - Nov 19, 2012 12:13:18 pm PST #20111 of 28375
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I see it as a lot more Brackett than Faulkner. Screenwriting doesn't really suit a man who can write a three-page sentence.
I reckon he could crank out a wrestling scenario for a Wallace Beery B-picture if called upon.
But yeah, that kind of pulp is right in Leigh's wheelhouse.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 20, 2012 4:05:29 am PST #20112 of 28375
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I have to say I like Marlowe better than Sam Spade.
Sam Spade was a bit of an asshole.
I reckon he could crank out a wrestling scenario for a Wallace Beery B-picture if called upon.
I saw what you did there.
Ah, Leigh Brackett - The Big Sleep, The Long Goodbye and The Empire Strikes Back. Those three alone are a hell of a career.
sj - Nov 21, 2012 5:16:31 am PST #20113 of 28375
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I went to a book launch for this book last night. The two essays the author, Anthony Martignetti, read aloud were excellent, and I highly recommend the book. The foreword of the book was written by Amanda Palmer, who read it and sang some songs. Neil Gaiman was also there reading from this book which isn't coming out until June. The passage he read was amazing, and I can't wait to get my hands on the book in 7 months.
ETA: I posted a longer version of the night in Bitches.
Dana - Nov 21, 2012 7:07:23 pm PST #20114 of 28375
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Dude, Victor's article about it just got retweeted by Gaiman.